Cordillera (crochet version) by DeviousRose
Pattern page: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cordillera-crochet-version
Size: Clue 3 is repeatable until you are happy or yarn runs out! Just leave enough yarn for a single crochet border around the entire shawlette. Gauge: 16 stitches x 9 rows in double crochet (treble for UK)= 4 inches/10 cm square Item will need to be somewhat drapey, but a tighter gauge or larger yarn & needles is okay so long as your work is flexible. You will just get a cozier item. If you use finer hooks or finer yarn, you will get a more delicate item.
Materials:
- 3 colours of at least 109 yards each DK yarn or other weight that works with your hook or needles. I used 3 skeins Mirasol Llama Una, 100% llama, 109 yards/50 grams, in Gull, Gold, and Forest. Crochet item will be somewhat smaller than knitted item if you use the same yardage - 5.0 mm hook for DK weight. I used a 4.5 mm hook with sport-weight yarn, and a 5.5 mm with worsted weight in Knit Picks Swish Worsted, 110 yards/ 50 grams.
Notes:
ern is written in USA crochet terms. So for UK crocheters, dc= -Each time you complete a block of colour, it is considered one pattern repeat -When counting double crochets of a row, remember to count the beginning chain 5 as one double crochet+ achain-2space - A set of instructions without colour coding for people working an alternative number of colours is included at the end, on page 6
Foothills- Tassels (originally Clue 1):
When I made this, Ihad 2 yards per yarn leff. Luckily, I made tassels before starting. Tassels add an elegantly bohemian look to the piece. We will make three 6 in/15.25 cm tassels and set them aside until after blocking.
Tassel Materials:
- a 6 in/15 cm wide notebook or other surface -scissors - your chosen yarns - place to store the tassels- I used a ziploc baggie
Making the tassels:
Each tassel has 3 strands per colour. If you are using 2 colours or 1, instructions for those are written in parentheses, e.g. Each tassel has 3 (2, 1) colours. 1) Using thumb or forefinger, clasp one end of the yarn just past the base of the notebook.
2) wind the yarn around the notebook 9 (18, 27) times. Avoid criss-crossing the yarn or winding it far apart or the tassels will be different lengths.
http://www.ravelry.com/designers/deviousrose 3) Cut the yarn across on the same side where you began winding. Ignore the llama fibers caught on my fingers.
4) Sort into tassels by making 3 piles of 3 (6. 9) strands each.
5) Repeat for each colour you have. I tied scrap yarn around the center of each tassel to keep it together, then placed them in a ziploc baggie which I placed in my project bag.
Ascent- Setup (originally Clue 2):
- Stitch count grows by 6 each row. - When counting dc, include ch 3 of opening ch 5. - Pattern uses US terminology. For UK terminology, remember double crochet= treble crochet!
Special Stitches:
Old Shale (multiple of 18 sts): dc2tog 3x, V-st in next 6 dc, dc2tog 3x V-st (V-stitch): (dc, ch 1, dc) in same space or stitch
Setup pattern:
IILOIOUIA: Row 1) Ch 8, dc in 6th ch from hook, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch (mark the center dc of this to mark the spine stitch), (dc, ch 2, dc) in last ch. 7 dc Row 2) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, joining B. 13 dc
Peak- Main Repeat (originally Clue 3):
Stitch count still grows by 6 each row. 1 block of colour= 1 pattern repeat You can repeat Clue 3 as many times as you want. Leave enough of one yarn for a single crochet border around the whole shawl(ette).
times to repeat Old Shale per rep of Rows 1-12: >1st rep- 1x >2nd rep- 3x >3rd rep- 5x (I stopped here) >4th rep- 7x
Main Stitch (12 row repeat):
Row 1) AND EVERY ODD ROw: Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in every dc up to ch-2 sp ignoring ch-1 spaces of V-sts, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp. 43 dc Row 2) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc, Old Shale, dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining B. 49 dc In Colour B: Row 3) As Row 1. 55 dc Row 4) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, Old Shale, dc in next 4 dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining C. 61 dc In Colour C: Row 5) As Row 1. 67 dc In Colour B: Row 3) Ch 5,\* dc in ch-2 sp,dc in next 5 dc, dc in ch-2 sp,\* (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp. 19 dc Row 4) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc, dctog, V-st 2x, dctog, dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, joining C. 25 dc In Colour C: Row 5) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in every dc up to ch-2 sp, ignoring the ch-1 spaces of the V-sts, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp. 31 dc Row 6) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc, dctog 2x, V-st in next 4 dc, dctog 2x, dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining A. 37 dc Row 6) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 7 dc, Old Shale, dc in next 7 dc, dc in ch-2 s,\* (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining A. 73 dc 1 patt rep completed, 1/2 stitch rep completed.
In Colour A:
Row 7) As Row 1. 79 dc Row 8) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc, V-st in next 3 dc, dc2tog 3x, Old Shale, dc2tog 3x, V-st in next 3 dc, dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining B. 85 dc
BLANKINSTRUCTIONS FOR REBELS:
In Colour Row 1) AND EVERY ODD ROW: Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in every dc up to ch-2 sp ignoring ch-1 spaces of V-sts, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp. 43dc Row 2) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc, Old Shale, dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining B. 49 dc In Colour Row 3) As Row 1. 55 dc Row 4) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, Old Shale, dc in next 4 dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining C. 61 dc IIICUIUUI Row 5) As Row 1. 67 dc Row 6) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 7 dc, Old Shale, dc in next 7 dc, dc in ch-2 s,\* (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining A. 73 dc
Return to the Village (originally Clue 4):
End after a full colour repeat from Clue 3. Turn. This is technically the Rs, although it is pretty much reversible. Edging: Ch 1, \*2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc to ch-2 sp, 2 sc in ch-2 sp,\* (sc, ch 2, sc) in spine st, rep 1x to end. Rotate work clockwise and work 3 sc in each sp of the entire top of the shawlette to the starting sc. Sl st to join, fasten off.
Finishing:
Weave in ends and wet block. If using delicate fiber such as alpaca, pin to dimensions and mist until damp. You must block lace for its full effect. Even light blocking flattens the lace, opens yarnovers, and evens out differences in gauge. If you've never blocked a shawl(ette) before, see http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2005/08/2 3/walk_around_the_block.html. In order to let the waves flow, I only pinned the three triangle points.
Attaching the tassels:
Now comes the exciting part! Grab a crochet hook, 6.00 mm or bigger, depending on your yarn weight. In Colour Row 7) As Row 1. 79 dc Row 8) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc, V-st in next 3 dc, dc2tog 3x, Old Shale, dc2tog 3x, V-st in next 3 dc, dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining B. 85 dc Row 9) As Row 1. 91 dc Row 10) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, V-st in next 3 dc, dc2tog 3x, Old Shale, dc2tog 3x, V-st in next 3 dc, dc in next 4 dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining C. 97 dc In Colour Row 11) As Row 1. 103 dc Row 12) Ch 5, \*dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 7 dc, V-st in next 3 dc, dc2tog 3x, Old Shale, dc2tog 3x, V-st in next 3 dc, dc in next 7 dc, dc in ch-2 sp\*, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in spine, rep 1x, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp joining A. 109 dc 1 ctit>h ron compl>+od 1) with Rs facing, even ands out and align everything. For the top corners, pull the tassel's center through the space at the edge:
2) Make the ends even one last time: 4) And tighten: spine stitchbetweenthe last worked row and the border or cast off row. If you're fiddly about your tassels laying flat, I "blocked" mine by dipping just the tassel in warm, soapy water, rinsing them until clear, and letting them dry. Wear or gift with pride!
